A blog about Stonehenge Replicas. We kid you not.

What is the Clonehenge blog?

This is the most complete list of Stonehenge replicas on the internet, nay, marry, in the wide world! But, look, we know there are more out there. For now, be sure to check out the list of large permanent replicas.

This blog is meant to form a searchable list of Stonehenge replicas from the megalithic follies of the 1800's to the present. Use the search function below to search for your nation or state, for example, or search for replicas by material--for example foamhenge, snowhenge or laptophenge. The blog includes well over 300 examples of imitation Stonehenges from a silicon microstructure to huge permanent replicas and everything in between, including the famous inflatable bouncy Stonehenge!

We invite readers to inform us of modern henges we may have missed, or to send us photos of ones they made. Comments about what motivates people to build Stonehenge replicas are also encouraged. Welcome to the world of henging!

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Kansas presents Stonehenge, Jr.: Wichita’s Stonehenge?

Back to the question, What makes a Stonehenge replica? Stonehenge is like the elephant of the old story. One man sees an architectural structure, one sees an ancient temple, one sees megalithic culture, one sees a solar / astronomical calendar, another just sees an emblem of fair England, and each makes his replica according to what he sees, so that one Stonehenge replica may not even resemble another or its parent to outside eyes.

As with Mystical Horizons and the Arctic Henge, this ‘henge’ doesn’t look like Stonehenge: no lintels, no horseshoe, no ditch and bank. Yet, since it has picked up on one aspect of Stonehenge in an original and engaging way and it’s often referred to as Stonehenge, Jr., we think it’s worth a post. Quote from the Roadside America page on it: “On the Equinoxes the rising sun shoots through a large metal eye perched atop one of the stones and illuminates a colored glass stone embedded in the ground.” We understand the solstices are similarly marked. More pix here.

Scoring? Well, we find the complex utterly charming and we would love to have it in our local park. What a great teaching device for children, magical enough to inspire future megaraks*! Still, we can’t ignore its dissimilarities to the real thing. Score: only 5½ druids–but we want one!

* Megarak. A combination of the words megalith and anorak. One who is very interested in megaliths, standing stones, prehistoric stone circles etc.

Submissions

Want to send us a 'henge' or Stonehenge replica? Send your photos of henges, large or small, edible or nonedible, to nancy.wisser at gmail.com, substituting an @ sign and deleting the spaces. We encourage eccentricity!

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